The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906, January 13, 1905, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Textgodnd by a Spell CHATTER L Before commencing the iimtiot of tast atranre. natraordSaary series a events which aegta la my fourteeath year, I must ttanc back at ths esrller yean of my childhood. ana at uooo who Influenced It ' Us artiest racolJectkma aro of TaV raacla lloaao; praviaae to tho, all la Ala and efcadowy. TabaraacU Hons waa aa ootabliaamoat kept by tts Rot. Obadiah Porter, for tho raceptioa of some half doaaa boy a. Tho raverand podagorao waa a aaaa who satyr-Uke face greatly balled ala profooalona of profound piety. 1 could aot understand, child aa I waaasvtt rtr camo Into hla head ta aot ap aa a tutor, or how paroata or frioada could bo Induced to roD&do tho education of chil dren to tho car of a man deficient la tho commonoot rudiment of learning. Hla original occupation waa that of a shoemaker, and hla handa atill retained a eoaraa, grimed look. Ilia bnUot-ahapod aoad waa covered with a thick maaa r batr. which had a ah am. ranted ap pearance, from being cot In irroiular lengths, or rather chopped away In piece. Ilia forehead waa Tory low. Ho had thick, aharcy ojobrowa, and small, onike-liko ayes. In etatnre ha waa abort, thickset, bull-necked: hla anna were re markably long, hla foot aplay and Ul abaped. Obadiah Torter waa a widower, with no daughter. 80 powerfully hare terri ble erenta engraven her after-Imago upon my mind, that I can ararcaiy recall Its first impreeaiona, I think aba mnat hav been about fifteen or sixteen. I being some 6 to or alx, whoa I firat aaw her. She did not bear tho allghteot raara bianco to her father; aha waa tall, thin; her hair waa bright red. her completion rale, her eyea largo, her featnrea deli cate, and aharply cut To thia ynung lady waa banded over the tuition of her father"! pupils. There were fire beeidea myself. There waa a atracgo bond of eytnpathy be tween na all not one of na kuew any thing of our parents. One knew an aunt, another an uncle, a third a grand mother, or a grandfather, or a guard Ian, but no father or mother. It waa a peculiarity of Mr. Porter's establishment that bo did not take boya who bad parents. Hla adTertlaemetit In the newspapers ran thua: "The Reter end Obadiah Porter nndertakea tha crre. education and religioua training of or phan boya from tho earliest ago. Un exceptional references aa to piety and discretion will be given. N. B. No hol idays. ' It la not my Intention to linger upon thia period, or enter Into any minute de scriptions of our uninteresting, monoton ous life. Tho years crept on, and were almost wholly passed within tha pre cincts of Tabernacle House. It waa a flue, old-fashioned dwelling. It bad large gaidens back and front tho latter be ing screened from tha road by a high wall besidea an extensiro orchard and a paddock. Altogether, it waa quits a gentleman'a house. But rents aro won derfully low In these parts. Mr. Por ter waa rery well-to-do. Hia boarders alone brought him In a respectable In come; hia chapel waa well attended; and he numbered many of tho moat prosper pna Mawworms of tha town among his congregation, to one of whom a Mrs. Humphries this house belonged. By and by there were changes. One boy left, and then another; but others took their places. Grim-looking persona came to take them sway; but, except in one case, we know nothing of their fu ture destiny or destination, and they dropped out of our Urea completely. It seemed ss though we were Interlopers upon the world, and ought never to bare been born. ' The exceptional case I mention waa that of a boy named Josiah Cook, whom Mr. Porter had transferred from hla care to that of a printer in the town, sa an apprentice. I little thought that Cook's transference to Bury would so materially influence my own future life that out of that event would spring an Incident destined to abape Its whole fa tore course. There waa one large room at the top f the bouse, in which we alx boya slept, two in each of the three beda. Cook waa my bed fellow, and wa were fast friends and companions. He waa a bold, venturesome boy, and on the last night of hia aojourn amongst us he proposed tho daring plan of some night paying na a secret visit and relating all the 'ad ventures" be should experience in hia aew home. "I can easily climb over the garden wall from the next field," he aald; "so look out, boya; if you hear a atone thrown np at your window, it will be Be." Six mourns paasoa away ana we beard nothing more of Cook, lit waa rapidly fading out of our thoughts, when, one autumnal night we heard a sharp crack at our bedroom window. Tho bold est of pur number gently lifted tha sash, and peered out It waa a bright moon light night, and he aaw, standing in the garden beneath, tho well-known figure of our old companion. The back of the house was covered with a fine old pear tree. It had not been pruned for several years, ai.d had thrown out its wood somewhat wildly. A few whispered words, and Cook waa mounting tha tree with hand and foot, almost as easily as though he had been ascending a ladder. When he clamber ed Into the room we all gathered round him In a sort of awe-struck manner. "Now, look here, boya." he aald; "what in yon think has brought mo her to- To na " we suDDOSed. "wtM tfiat lit rnnru! bnt Aa von ttlnk H would be the thing In me to come 004 totkf yonr montha water with tie story u a,,,, jc- things, unless I had some&Bl to pop ,nto themr He a bitonsU M lag to P T. KMtsd. Butwhea a ubiiu J"tag of his symbol ical MtWelr 'tood on and. Of all the delist, experienced by bim In hia new aphero ot iK?t noo which ha moat glowingly CtJ? JfJSS chaster. His master P"Wa for that establishment, aad ha waa fre quently employed to carry them to the manager. He thaa gained admlaaloa be hind the sconoo, while hla acquaintance with tho blll-etlcker gained him aa occa atoaal order for tha pit Hla proposal waa to present aa with seme of these or der. "Tea caa teas ap which shall go first, and whoa old Porter thinks yeo're sang la bed, yea caa Just drop dewa that tree, take a ra and there yea are at the the ater." We knew so more about a theater thaa wa did about tho Temple of Wis. except that tho Roe. Obadiah eccaalonal ty referred to It aa tha abode of Satan, aad the house of ala words which I ven tured to quote to our tempter. "Abode of Addleetlcker he cried Irrev oreutly; "how Jolly groea you are te be lieve what that aaufijng ok! hypocrite tella you! It's tha jollleet and lovelleet place la the world. Abode of Satan? It'a mora like tho abode of angels! Why, tho women are tho beauttfuleat creature you over aaw ench a treat after carrots and gooseberry eyea down stairs." Wo shivered with affright at tho terms applied by thia daring renegade to the Rev. Obadiah and hla daughter. Tho power of tho strong mind over tho weak er la well known. We were fatuously weak mere puppets la tho hands of thia experienced boy of the world. He produced two colna from hla pock et, and before wo knew what wo Jere about, he had Initiated na Into another of tho aina stigmatised by our tutor toss ing. Tho fates derided in my favor. I tried to get out of It; bat such waa the Irresistible Influence that Cook oxer claed over na that we had no power te struggle against hla will, and I felt my self compelled to acquiesce In hla pro posal that I ahonld hold myself ready any night that I heard a pebble thrown against tha window to arise, dress my self, descend Into tho garden and make for the theater. The cold perspiration started from every pore at the thought; but with a trembling voice, I promised, for all that Shaking handa with na all round, and reminding mo once more of my appoint ment with threats of vengeance if I fail ed, thia wonderful phenomenon scrambled out of window, and In a few seconds we heard him thud upon the ground be neath. Friday evening camo. Eight o'clock waa our hour for bed. It so happeued that oa that particular night Mr. Porter hurried na away rather earlier than usual. Crack! There ho was! My heart leap ed Into my month, and I could scarcely repress a cry. so excitedly nervous had I become. I gently opened the window and looked out There waa Joaiah, looking up at me. "Come on," I heard him whisper. CHAPTER II. How I managed to descend the tree without falling I cannot understand; my bauds and limba shook aa with a palsy, and my heed swam aa with a deathly sickness. When I reached the ground I was so faint that Joaiah had to support mo for several seconds. When I recov ered, ho helped mo over tho garden wall. Tho whole way. Joaiah never ceased talking; but I waa too bewildered to heed hla words. I waa ouly roused to atten tion when, upon halting before an ex tremely gloomy, solitary looking build ing, my companion cried, "Hero wo are!" Wa plunged down a narrow paxssge. Jo aiah presented a amall alip of paper to a man who stood behind a half-door, and we entered tho pit of the theater. It waa really a Hall of Dawllng Light The play, I have since ascertained, waa Shakspeare'a "Romeo and Juliet" Sit ting in that little country theater, wit nessing what waa, perhaps, only a third- rate provincial performance, a new world was opened to me the glorious world of poetry and Imagination. I trembled with a dated delight at tho soft beauty of tho lovo scenes; my heart a welled with kindred Ore at tho passionate outbursts; and I sobbed at seeing the lovers die In one another's arma. It waa no fiction to me, but a reality, beautiful almost be yond realisation, yet painful almost be yond endurance. When the curtain fell. I fell with It from my Elysian heights. With a shiver I awoke to the dull realisation of myaelf. My first action waa to turn to Josiah, and grasp hia hand In ailent gratitude. I did not wish to aee any more; I wished to get away now, to dream over what I had seen. Josiah had to go be hind tho scenes to get the proof ef tho next night's bill, aad I waited outside tho stage door until ho returned. In a few momenta ha came out la a great flurry. "Look here. Silas." he said; "I can't go back with you. I must get home -di rectly, or there'll be an awful kick up. Come along; I'll put you In tho road, so that you can t miss your way." I ahall never forget the sense of deso lation that fell upon me when I found myself alone in the street All tbo direc tiona Josiah had given me vanished in an instant from my memory, and I stood helpless, not knowing which way to turn. I waa in the outskirts of tbo town, It waa nearly eleven o'clock, and not a eool waa about I walked straight on, fervently hoping that it might be In the right direc tion. Finally I waa In the middle of a long street one aide of which waa occupied by ordinary houses, but that on which I found myself waa distinguished by line of vaat gloomy looking buildings, turreted walla hung with Ivy, and broken ruins. I felt awe-struck at tho mighty piles of masonry that towered above ma, I was standing right before an archway of a grand Norman tower. I walked tim idly beneath Its black, vaulted roof, te the Iron gate at its further and, and peer ed at the Una of crumbling ruins that rose among the trees and shrubs, white and ghastly, In the moonlight As I stood thus, I beard a rustle. Chilled with a sense of fear. I turned quickly round. Through a rent In tha wall, many yards above my head, came a broad ray of white light, as 1 turned, it was falling upon an object that fasci oated my gaxa. It was tha head and face ef a boaaUfuJ gtrt, bat aw r? so rigid, that, for aa tnataat. I thought they were those of a stereo. waa ermtrb tax ta the deep shadow of the black walla, For a moment I stood ereti Bound, say eyes Died epos hers. he waa tho first te break tho spoil Rising mm her crouching position, aha timidly advanced towards me, aad laid a amall white hand apoa my. arm. Tha teach thrilled ate like aa electric shock. "Tea will aet hart me, will year aha aald la a soft, pleading voice. She was a alight, delicately formed child, about my ewa age, my own height clothed la a dark gray drees. Her feataree were ae delicately moulded that they seemed rather those et a wax doll thaa of a human being, except la their expression. which waa full of souk Her eyes were wonderful; I have never aeea tyea like them fhey were ae sad, ae abstracted, la their far-off gase; sad. ss she (tied thooa apoa mine, they thrilled say rery seal "Hart year I echoed. I kaew aot what te aay; my brala waa to confused. "Caa yea toll me the read to tho cltyr she asked, la the same low voire. I answered that I had no Idea that I had lost my way. and kaew aet where I waa. 'What part do yoa waatr aha asked. with a look et deep Interoet. "I want te get to Little Bethlehem Chapel; then 1 caa Bud my road." I an swered. At those words aha drew back a few steps, and something ef mistrust crept Into her face. How strange that wo should meet!" aha said. In a dreamy voice. "I think I caa show you your way. I would take you, but 1 dare not" aha added, with a shudder. Tut first look out In the street, and aee If any one la about" I went to the opening of the gateway. and looked out Not a soul wss lu alght. I beckoned to her and aha glided to my side and pointed out tho way I waa to take. "1 think thia te my way." aha said. Indicating aa entirely opposite' direction; thea added, ta aa anxloua tone, "But yoa will not tall aay eaa that yoa have seen mel I sssurod her I would aot Rhs took my hand, and we stood la tha ailent street with the fall moonlight ehlntng down upon us. I could not talk. I fett like one deprived of the power ef speech and volition. I wonder If we ahall ever meet arala? It Is not likely." ahe went on, with a sigh. That la your way. Good by." She lightly pressed my hand, aad with one more glance from those sad eyea she hurried sway. In lees thaa half aa hoar I waa In the garden. Aa I began to climb the tree tho bedroom window was cautiously raised; my com pan lose were alttlng up ror me. The clock struck twelve. Mt escapade had eocaped detection. I wss overwhelmed with eager questions. I do not know whst I answered. I had fall en back Into my dream. I de not know whether I slept at all that night; my aenaea were ateeped la a dellcioua lan guor, la which the play and the after In cident were Inextricably woven together ia which I had changed my Identity; I waa Romeo, and ahe whom I had so mysteriously met waa Juliet With her I acted all the scenes of love that I had witnessed; but mingled with them were new elements, ahadowy. Intangible; Hitting too quickly to bo grasped, but ia which Judith Porter's face waa strange ly mingled. And so tbess phantoms rhaaed each other through my brala. un til at tha last a fair head, with delicate waxen features, wan and color lets, Ur dead la my arma. (To be continued.) WARRING CAT8 SEEK TRUCt Presence of aa HeredHsrr total Kecoocile the Two Tabbie. Two Btaten Island Thomas rata were settling their difficulties the other day In the manner approved among Thomas cats, while the cauae of the disagreement sat on a neighboring doorstep washing her face and dlin- tcrestedly watching the fray. In the next yard a third Thomas lurked be hind a tree, taking lu the contest from a safe distance. Finally the smaller of the combatants waa worsted, and with a last desnerat owl broke away from bis enemy and darted for the back of the yard Tha victor waj not yet satisfied with glory. however, and Immediately put out after bis late rival. A tree in a neighboring yard was evidently the destination of the fleeing cat, bnt so intent was he on reaching It before hla pursuer overtook him and so Intent was the pursuer on overhaul ing him that they both failed to ob serve a large white bulldog slumbering under the tree. The first cat landed full upon him. bnt managed to scuttle np the trunk before the dog recovered from his sur prise. The second rat waa loin too last to stop wben be saw the rampant terror with brlatllng tack and snarlfna? teeth at which he was hurling himself full tilt There was only one thing: for him to do, and, like a general, be did It He cleared the dog with a mighty bound. landing half way up the tree and scrambling the rest of the war before the dog could turn. Cautiously and gently, with all the fight gone from him, be ventured out on .the same limb with hla late rival. All cause of enmity was forgotten United agalnat the common dnnow they sat there, huddled close together. craning their necks down at the leap ing, barking dog. Back In the yard they had left the third Thomas ventured forth from se clusion, and after a few prellmlnarr advances ambled aerenely off down the street with the fickle cauae of the dis turbance at bis aide. Now York Bun. Booksellers In Turkey never sell tha Koran. The Turkish bible la deemed too precious to be sold. It Is given away to the person who desires It, but the tradesman first Insists ha receive a nice little' present In money, The pleasantest things In the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great eat art in life la to bare aa many of then aa possible. Emerson, , THREAT TO CHflf . Japan Warn Htr Net to EtI War sip to Russia. Paris, Jan. U. Japan has Informed Chile that further sale vl vreet'la to Kusai mill tw followed by summary punitive uteajarr. Tbla lalormalloa eomca directly froa the forelga ftloe, but has nt yet been, published In Pari.. According to an official of the office, Japan la greatly irritated over the mat ter, ami has even re to Ur aa to bint broadly that the Chilean mant would make fine target for Javanee war ship. At the same time a similar protest waa made to tha Argentine Republic, in spite of the fact that inch a threat might )e considered an ufTeiu against the Monroe doctrine. The source of thia information leaves no doubt aa to Its correctness. Ir. Motono, the Japanese minister here, rava he has no knowledge (4 any such communication on the part of his government. At the same time be took occasion to rritiriie the two re publics. A niemttcr of the Japanese legation said that. If the I'nlted State should take no measures to prevent any further action of this sort, it would not t fair to Invoke the Monroe doctrine against Japan. Speaking utioliliUUy, memlter of government rirvtc aay this incident show that Jain has grown so self- complacent over her victories that ahe can run the risk of toeing the good will of even the I' lifted States. HOLD-UP GAME BLOCKED,. Fulton Puts Spoke In Wheel of Kla- math Irrigation Company. Washington, Jan. 12. The chief of engineers, at the request of Senator Fulton, today decided to grant no authority to the Klamath irrigation company to divert water from Klamath lake for imgau purposes. Thia company, with purely Pxculativ in tent, has begun tho construction of an irrigation canal lying within the pro- (Muted government irrigation project, it purjHH U-ing to sell out to the govern ment at a large pn.tit. rortuiiaUly fur the government, It roioen utilising the water of a navi gable stream, and thia cannot tie done except by authority of congress. The company had applied for permission (mm the War dcpartim-nt, contending that Klamath lake and Link river are not navigable. S uator Fulton showed that lth bodies are navigable and navigated. While the government will prolmlily rcconipene the Klamath irrigation company for the work which It may ac quire, it will oaly pay a fair price. It will not be held up and routcd. IRRIGATION IN WASHINGTON Government will Carry Out Palouse Project if O. R. & N. Helps. Washington, I -'.The Wash ington (lelcjtatiua hud a conference litis morning with ollieials of the reclama tion service, during which T. A. Nol.le, in charye of examinations in Washing ton, explained the progress t work in that state. In brief, he showed that government irrigation is not practicable on the Okanogan river, and intimated that the w hole Okanogan project would be altftiuloned. 1 leva line of numerous vested interenU in the Yakima valley, the government has not yet found an attractive project in that vicinity. The Hig Bowl pn tt, which content lutes the reclamation of 1, 000,000 acres or more at a cost of t.'ID.OOO.OOO, in too gigantic to he conttiili'red serious ly at thia time, bat there is a strong probability that tho government w ill next year hcyin work on the I'abititte project, which contemplates the recla mation of 80,000 acre, mostly in r rank 1 111 county, m a coet 01 .) per acre, linn project baa been found en tirely feasible. All preliminary ur veys are completed, and it only waits for the O. It. & N. Co. to consent to remove its trucks from Waxhturna coulee, which it is proposed to convert into a storage reservoir. This consent is expected to be given, negotiation to that end being now under way. Withdraw Fort Lands. WaHhmgton, Jan. 12. President Roosevelt today transmitted to congress a communication from the secretary of the Interior requesting the withrdawal of certain land in the abandoned Fort Sherman military reservation, Washing ton, in view of the contemplated uae of the lands in connection with irriga tion works. With this communication was a protest from Senator lleyburn, of Idaho, against the divemion of tho water of Ijike Ceour d'Alene for uho in an irrigation project in Wah ington. Sea Sown with Mines. Tokio, Jan. 12. Tho navy depart ment Hays that the diHtrict covered with submarine mines had a radius of 40 miles outside of Tort Arthur. It reports the dentruction and explosion of 00(1 of these mines to date. Ten ad ditional survivors of the third expedi tion of the Japanese to blockade the entrance of Port Arthur have been discovtred in Russian hostipals. They have been transferred to the Japanese hospitals. To Open Mineral Lands. Washington, Jan. 12.-A provision was inserted in the Indian annropria tion bill that all mineral lands within Indian reservations shall be declared open, subject to location, dcvelompent and entry under the mineral land law Thia provision will apply to all rcser vatiohs where it has been enforced without infringing on the rights of In dians. 3C The Nov York Store, GENERAL UERCQANDISE, Co!l!y, tij Cosia, Creartts, miMsa, Mi, fmlan, Ssia, Et LOWEST PRICES H. MOftGUS, St. Helens, Ore. Houlton -:-Meat -:-Market U D. WEEKS, Prop. FRESH MEATS OP ALL KINDS Dry and Salt Pork. Shop nt RobltiHotVB Old Stand. nsnnniMt i CUflCO f. UTT Wi cu FU Too In PRICE, QUALITY ui WEAR. bid if i Shoes $150 to $3 50 Children Shoes 60 eta to 12 00. Men's & Hoy shoe $1.25 toft. WOOD SO Lit amoKa, !., Agents fur Cutters and the Chippewa Cruising and Driving Hioee. BARON'S SHOE STORE 330-202 Morrisoft St Near 3ns. t. lT-The Mooev Savara la Shoe You Have WILL CURQ YOU CURES LIVER TROUBLES csT roii CONSTIPATION OUARANTC ID PRICC 30 CENTS Far Sal sv B A I BAKERY! I FrcBh Brcnd, DouglmutB, PIcb and Cake. MRS. OLIVER, IXOTTXTOIT. it E&rrj 0. Otlitr's Store. RED BEAU SALOON. HEIDRICKS BROS.. Proprietors. THE BEST OK WINKS, LIQUORS, MINE1JAL WATER and CIO A US. Pool Tarlor Id connection with saloon. HOULTON, - ORE. THE HOULTON EXCHANGE, KELLY BROS., Proprietors? Best of Wines, Cigars and Liquors, Kept to Stock. Opposite the post office. HOULTON, - ORE ASTORIA ft COLOMBIA RIYER ii RAILROAD CO. DAILY. a bad rr DAILY , 21 28 T7uT THT 11:10 0:48 10 OS 85 0 M I 20 0 85 S 00 0 27 7 64 9 17 7 4A 9 08 7 88 9 02 7 28 ( 68 7 17 188 702 18 0 41 07 82 7 65 20 7 4 8 10 KSAD DOWN STATIONS 24 22 t. M. 7:00 SOft 8 20 S 8S S 44 S AO I M 0 08 f 10 19 87 10 00 10 OS 10 20 1.1 80 A. H, 8:00 9 OA 9 18 9 85 9 40 0 60 10 00 10 10 10 21 10 86 10 67 1108 1118 11 80 .0 A Lr Portland Ar .... Gobi ....Rainier ....Pyramid ... ....Margor .... ....qulncr ...CUUksnls .. ..Marshland ,. ., Wcstport.... ....CI If ton .... Knappa.... ..ABrsnsun ....John bir,.. Ar Aitorl I.T 4A.8 M.t M.ft A2J 04.4 71.2 78.7 WA 90.: 96.4 W.fl All trains make clone connections at Ooble with Northern Paclflo tralus to and from the East and Bound points. At Portland with all trains leaving Union depot. At Aitorl with 7. R. dt N. Co's boat and rail Una and Steamer T. J. Potter to and from Ilwaoo and North Beach polnta- FsMengers for Astoria or war joints most flag trains at Houlton. Trains will atop to let pauengersoB at Houlton when coming from point west of Gobi. J. O. MAYO, a. rM.AUAWfl4,0l. I'JT iTllfO 11 PORTLAND, OKKOOW Malaria! fc LET BUINN. Cream Vermifuge THE EUmiTEEB III REMEDY THE CHILDREN'S FAVOfUTt TONIC aswaas imitsti. tmi asawtaa aaspaate saif a Oallard-Snow Liniment Co T. LOUIS, MO. KILLthi couch and CURE tni LUNC8 """Dr.Kingi 4"a Joiv Discovery FOHIJ 'ONSUMPTION Price 0UGHS aas 60oal1.CC Free Trial. iOLOS Barest and ttulokest Ouxa for ail THROAT and LUtfO TROUB LES, or MONET BACX. S3 Portland and Astoria AND WAY LANDINGS Astorli Eoiite lcri-ixk !? t? tor Ml. Wharf Daily srpi HumUjr) t 7 a. . Lavs Aitorl dally (secpt Sunday) t p. m, CloMconntottaa with koala lor Chinook Brsch I)p lllrr.Uryt RlTr, Knfpton, ft. Hit. sni, rt. t'anby. ft. Colainbla, flwsoo, Lewis A Clark Klw.OnUy Youag's klytr, snd boat and train lor bolt! beb. Portland and YtnconTer .,..., UKd. If srf Tsylor Bl. Wharl dally (int Sunday) at ie.80. at. sad 4 A) p. sj. Iret Vancouver at 8:80 a. n. and 1 p. ni. No trsnilerlng, no dust, no delay. Both 'PhoDM: Oregon Msln 618; Columbia 410. wharf-root of Taylor HI. (lenersl rTr-VtVi Yunhlll Rt. VANCOUVKK TRANSPORTATION CO. The Steamer Iralda. Makes round trips between RAINIER and PORTLAND. Leaving Rstnler at 8:00 a. m. and Portland at2:80p.m. dally (except Sunday). Weiollcll a ahar of the publle patronsge. snd in return will lv quick service and a clean boat. W ara bere to sisv and want your business. Land ing at foot of Taylor Street. V. I. IIOOOIIKIRK, Master, Steamer Sarah Dixon. Leaves Portland Tueidsv and Thursday at I p. m., forClatekanleend way lending. Bun ds? for Osk Point. Returning, leaves Clat. kanle Wednesday and Friday at 4 p. m., tide pennltlng. IevOak Point Monday at a. m. Shaver Transportation Co, Str. Jseph Kellogg. : Leaves Portland Tuesday, Thursday and flrdav at 7 a. m. for Bt. Maleni, Kklsma, Carrola Point, Rainier and Kelio, Arriving at Port land. Monday, Wednesday and FMdsy at S p.m. Tha Btesmer Northweit leaves Portland, lion doy and Thursday for Toledo, Castle Rook, and way points at 6a.m., returning Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p. m. Best and cheapest rout to tha St. Helens mining dlitrlct. Subject te enang witnout notioe. Wban loot 01 1 Streak U. Malaaaa, aieut. savB 1 m r a.j m m m WORM !